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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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